The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-02
THE PRESIDENTS ARRxsAI.


THE PRESIDENTS ARRxs Al.
How ne Was Reserved by tho crowd Along
Washington Strees
From o'clock until the arrival of the Prest- II
dents train, twenty policemen stood hlong thes
railroad crossing on East Washington street anfH
forced back the people who were persiEtsn1 i44
their endeavors 10 occupy Tia entire etytss, ~
the point where the train was to be stoppsk. ThsS
people felt that it was their day. nasa they
didn't propose to be restrained in anythink Ai
plainly dressed man who wasyevidently atfafSj
mer persisted in breaking through the linz 4rnks
til an officer had to forcibly pnt him back kttA
the crowd. He grew very indignant ~ caRa
ninety miles to SEQ tho President be exclaine
ST voted for him. and going to SEQ hiuaf
However he had to content himself with "suc
q view of the distinguished visitor a. could Pc
obtained from among the thousands -ebfs
others who were anxious as he to-
get q good position. MSHyr Gould noz
wait for the araival OF the trairS the stopping
place. and went down TO ithe crossing OF thea
Pennsyivania and Bse-lipN roads. where thbys
know the train would have 20 be switched to-s
fore running up tcf Washington street
The crowd had 4sgun TO grow weary with
waiting for the nd pr of the trains arrival, wnsn
Gen. Fred KnefeY and his mounted escort gs1-t
loped down Washf5ngton street from the wesA !
fifteen minutes before II o'clock They whiraed
into line and rAinuto later the carriage 10
bear the PresiaerA through the streets appearsd
at the crossing Ets only occupant was ex-Seu~
ator Mcdonald. III was tastsfully decosated
and was drawn BY six large gray horses. Five
other carriages. containing members of the rs-i
ception committee. followed the one pre-
pared for the PresidsntA In the first were Hon i
David Turpie. Mayor Denny and J. I. Prettss
IL. r. @s.~
Ex-Governor Porter and Hon. William u. 4
English were seated, and in the third sat So.
preme Judges Eliiots and Niblaok. and General
Harrison. N S. Byram, Supreme Judges zol-s
lars aud Mitchell. and Mr.. v. T. Malott occrpisd
the fourth, and in the last carriage Joan ~
Frenzel, chairman Of the reception COMMITTEES,
and Albert Gall were seated.
The different divisions Of tho escort fcolumnf
hurried to the positions assigned thept and IN
five minutes from the time the chief marshAE
and his staff arrived, everything was in readi-i
ness to welcome the chief mngistrate. ana it was
but ten minutes NATL the time for the arrival or
ths train. Wac il on time4 No one knew YETI
its arrival 1t the Belt road would be snr~uncedt
by the firing of the cannon stationed little ~
the east of the railroad crossing. The chief5
marshal and his aides moved back and
tar'h oi day but ana AZ ssas 'a
arrival Of the train A., the Bels railroad-four5S2
minutes ahead of time A cheer went up. sn!n
the officers Of tho day began isasvs ing FROM
vision TO division giving the last o-dsfsfor fal g.
Ing into line The cheers OF the people we're Z
answered by anetnsr aud another report from
the gun. Within two minutes after tie firing of5
the first gun there was shril whistle half-i
mile down the Panhandle track, and the Press-i
Dental train was in hearing distance. It sconI
appeared down at the junction with ihe Ree-lire3
tracks. It did not require long to transfer
and it steamed slowly upl
Ia 1At.- r.. Al E...A
in the middle Of the street. There was
other cheer from several hundred people. but ia
lacked the ring of spontaueous and genuine en-.
thusiaxm. There was more OF desire to soa
Mrs Cleveland than tho President. and where
his name mentioned once. hers spoken
a dozen times. Tho first person TO appear MAS
United States Marshal Hawkins, who baG hoard-
ed the train at Irvingson TO acquaint the Pre5i,
dent with the arrangements for his reception.
Mayor Denny and ex Senator l1 MeDonala , were at
aght9" asked Mayor Denny. From this end
Of the car" replied AIr. Hawkins. ga he waved
signaling that ali was notyst ready for him to-
come ont There was a momentary
delay. and then boy rushed
from the platform to the carriage ten feea
away. I'VE are ready" said Mr. Hawkins. .nd4
the President stepped oas OF the & car. yl.n ~ Mia
made faint ATTEMPT to cheer, but 1t wasn't
taken up. and the people looked in silence at ths
man they had beon so anxious see, and they
just looked, and looked. ard didn'r chser. The
President paused moment on tho car PLATFORM,
and. with smile. raised his hat and bowed
coldly Mrs. Cleveland bowed gracefully to tho
front, to the right, and to the left AS she an
ished her last bow there cheer that was
evidently intended for her alone.
When the Presidents and Mrs. Cleveland reach-
ed the ground they shook hands with ex.
Senator Mcdonald. and Mayor Denny. Tba
President observed that rhare was evidently
great crowd in the CITY, apd the four moved to
the carriage. the President in company with
Mayor Denny and Mrs Cleveland on the arm OF
Mr.. Mcdonald. When they wsrs seated in the
carriage it was driven a short distance up the
street. and halted to await the other meraberz
Of the presidential party, Colonel lamont,
Doctor Brant, Mr. Bissell and the press sassoc.-s
alton Representatives They were escorted to-
the carriages assigned to them by ChairTnanS
Frenzel, and the chief marshal gave the order sos
move. While the presidential carriage Was in
waiting. Mr. Cleveland sat with uncovered head.l
There was feeble attempt to cheer him once ar1
twice. but il did not rise above the noise of thes
booming cannon from which was being frei a
national salute. The escort column was formed
in the following order:
Squadron Mounted Police commanded by Chief
Mounted Escert under J. n Paver. assistant naz~
shal Major II 1rvn u Robins and Major.
Chief Marshal Knefer.
Personal Staff
Company A-Captain g. w johnson.
Company B-captain James Thompson.
aeorre W. ssssrnors Raonsa asisfsn, stafs; general
Platoon of Police. ~
oaPsfaa when fssn1sbsh. ssnss
Indianapolis Light Infantry Second Lisatcaant
Desrchs eonamapains tvo. plssaons.
Hendricks Club. 22o men. in hollow square acting
escort to the President, A. w. Conduit
commanding. ). b. Curtis marshal
Carriage containing President and Mrs. Cleveland
ard ex-senator Mcdonald. y
Carriage containing Mayor Denny. julius T. Prath
president of the Board of Trade, Senators
Voorhees, and Turpie,
Captain Tom Madden, assistant marshal and
staff
Cincinnati Military Band
Jefferson Club Cincinnati, 1872 men. Captain Sybas
Hoffman; Lieutenant. Chas. Brinkhnrst
Carriage containing Messrs. Bissell and brvnnt 70
the Presidents party. Ex-Governor Porter
Hon. w. H. English
Carriage containing Col. Dan lamont,
President Clevelands DR. ivate socre- :
tary. ex, ,Sanat Benz. Harrison.
Judges Elliott and Nblack
Carriage containing Judges Mitchell and zoiis-a
Carriages containing representatives of tha As 8